USN-4457-2: Software Properties vulnerability

KENNETH

4년 ago

USN-4457-1 fixed a vulnerability in Software. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Jason A. Donenfeld discovered that Software Properties incorrectly filtered
certain escape sequences when displaying PPA descriptions. If a user were
tricked into adding an arbitrary PPA, a remote attacker could possibly
manipulate the screen.
Source: USN-4457-2: Software Properties vulnerability